Newshub18 :Extreme truth! India has left Nigeria behind in terms of poverty, with 190 million people suffering from malnutritio.
In the trial of poverty, a sensational information has come to light in our country. Already, when the topic of poor countries in the world comes up, the names of several countries like South Africa, Somalia, and Nigeria come up first. But, you will be surprised to know that India has faced so much misery in the last few years that we have left those countries behind in terms of poverty. Until now, Nigeria was thought to be home to the poorest people in the world. But now India has come to that list. That is, India currently has the most poor people in the world.
In this context, according to the news published in “Business Insider Africa”, it is known that until now, the African country Nigeria was considered as the “Poverty Capital” of the world. Because the largest number of poor people lived there. But according to new figures from the “World Poverty Clock”, India has now overtaken Nigeria in terms of the presence of poor people. According to new data, 83 million people in India are living below the UN estimated poverty line in 2022.
Note that currently 33 percent of Nigeria’s population lives in extreme poverty. According to statistics, 8,30,05,482 people are living below the poverty line in Nigeria. Whereas, in India this number has reached 8,30,68,597. In this case, if we look at the percentage of the population, the highest proportion of poor population in the world is equal to 12.2 percent in both countries. But since India has a large population, India also has the largest number of poor. Meanwhile, after the Corona pandemic, this figure is expected to become even more alarming.
Also, according to the 2020 “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” report, 18.92 crore people in India were suffering from malnutrition at that time. Also, according to a report, 25 lakh people die of starvation every year in India. Not only that, India’s score in the 2021 Global Hunger Index report is only 27.5. Which indicates a very bad situation overall.
Also, according to recent reports published by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth magazine, 7 out of 10 Indians do not have access to nutritious food. Meanwhile, according to the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), a huge increase in food prices has been observed in the last one year. Besides, market experts feel the situation could be more serious.Meanwhile, India was ranked 101 in the 2021 Global Hunger Index. Also, it ranks 131st in the United Nations Human Development Index. Additionally, it ranks 135th on the Global Gender Gap Index and 121st on the Economic Freedom Index.
Meanwhile, while the number of poor people in the country is increasing at a huge rate, the wealth of some industrialists is increasing day by day. According to recent news, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has become the fourth richest person in the world, overtaking Bill Gates. Also, according to the Bloomberg Millennium Index, Adani’s net worth is more than $112.5 billion. Which is about 230 million more than the net worth of the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. Adani’s assets have increased by $36 billion this year alone. Which is very much more than any other industrialist